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Since you want a beach, you'll likely be disappointed at Georphi's. First of all, it's across the road from the water. At that particular spot in the West End the road gets pretty close to the water so there's little accessible beach right in front. The building left of the dock in this photo is West End Divers - about 100?' east of Georphi's: http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/3531386.jpg In all fairness, this may have been high tide - I seem to recall a little more beach there - but the rocks/road don't change. This is the water taxi dock also.
The beach widens past there going east to the Lost Paradise/Sueno Del Mar properties - there's a small point of land as the road turns and heads towards Luna Beach and eventually (about 2mi?) to West Bay.
But seriously, if you want to walk from your room onto a decent beach, you should be looking in West Bay. Except for Sueno Del Mar - I've only seen it from the water - so don't know what it's like.
Also many properties in that area are fronted by bars, restaurants, shops etc. Rotisserie Chicken is in front of Georphi's (it's popular - and how I know where Georphi's is) and just east are the Twisted Toucan and Nova bars - Nova is/was popular. Based on the post above, if you leave the windows open, you're going to hear it. And loud groups, scooters, etc on the road.
But it's also great fun - we chose the West End for that. But I wouldn't want to have to sleep behind it. From about Weds. there were people out late at night - I rented a place on the east point of Half Moon Bay - a 5-10min. walk from town. At night, on our deck, we could hear the West End.
Maybe this will help orient you. SCUBA 007 -- ROATAN TRAVEL NOTES -- Double click on each area on the bottom right map - it shows everything in the West End and West Bay. When you double click on the center of the West End map - Georphi's is right in the middle.
The beach widens past there going east to the Lost Paradise/Sueno Del Mar properties - there's a small point of land as the road turns and heads towards Luna Beach and eventually (about 2mi?) to West Bay.
But seriously, if you want to walk from your room onto a decent beach, you should be looking in West Bay. Except for Sueno Del Mar - I've only seen it from the water - so don't know what it's like.
Also many properties in that area are fronted by bars, restaurants, shops etc. Rotisserie Chicken is in front of Georphi's (it's popular - and how I know where Georphi's is) and just east are the Twisted Toucan and Nova bars - Nova is/was popular. Based on the post above, if you leave the windows open, you're going to hear it. And loud groups, scooters, etc on the road.
But it's also great fun - we chose the West End for that. But I wouldn't want to have to sleep behind it. From about Weds. there were people out late at night - I rented a place on the east point of Half Moon Bay - a 5-10min. walk from town. At night, on our deck, we could hear the West End.
Maybe this will help orient you. SCUBA 007 -- ROATAN TRAVEL NOTES -- Double click on each area on the bottom right map - it shows everything in the West End and West Bay. When you double click on the center of the West End map - Georphi's is right in the middle.
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